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Missing 63-year-old man with dementia found safe after two days

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — A 63-year-old man with dementia who had been missing for two days was found Thursday evening, Lake County Sheriff's Office said.

Albert Pierce was located in the woods north of his residence after a hiker found an LA Dodgers hat, deputies said.

He is being provided medical attention and will be reunited with his brother, the sheriff's office said.

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Albert Pierce was last seen around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at his brother Mark's home, where he lives, on Keats Drive off County Road 44 in Leesburg. He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, white t-shirt, jeans, a blue LA Dodgers hat and navy New Balance shoes.

Family said Pierce has gone missing before, but they usually find him quickly. When he didn't return, they called the sheriff's office for help.

Family members said Pierce was severely dehydrated, but is expected to be OK.

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